Consentify Blog

• Does an Embedded YouTube Video Need Cookie Consent?

  An embedded YouTube video sets tracking cookies the moment your page loads, before anyone clicks play. youtube-nocookie helps but does not remove the consent requirement. Here is what actually happens and how iframe blocking fixes it.

• Five Free GDPR Tools You Can Use Without an Account

  Five free GDPR tools that need no signup: a scanner that shows what fires before consent, a tracker database, a Consent Mode v2 checker, a cookie policy generator, and a migration CLI that moves you off your old consent platform.

• Google Consent Mode v2 Not Working? Here Is How to Check

  If Google Consent Mode v2 is not working, it is usually one of three things: a missing signal, a default set to granted, or a default set after the tags fire. Here is how to check all three in about fifteen seconds.

• Which Cookies Require Consent? A Practical Breakdown

  Analytics, advertising and most functional cookies require consent before they are set. Only cookies that are strictly necessary to deliver what the visitor asked for are exempt. Here is how to tell which of yours are which.

• Cookie Policy Generator: Write a Cookie Declaration Fast

  A cookie policy generator turns the trackers your site actually loads into a cookie declaration you can publish. Here is what a GDPR cookie policy has to contain, why hand written ones go stale, and how to generate yours for free.

• Your GDPR Scan Found Trackers. Here's What to Fix First

  A GDPR scan that finds trackers is not a verdict, it is a to-do list. Fix anything that fires before consent first, starting with advertising and fingerprinting scripts, then analytics, and leave CDNs alone. This guide walks through what each finding means and how to fix it in about 20 minutes.

• Cookiebot Pricing in 2026: What You Actually Pay

  Cookiebot bills per domain, and the price of each domain depends on how many subpages it has. The free tier stops at 50 subpages. Premium runs from roughly 7 to 90 euros per month, per domain. Here is how Cookiebot pricing works in 2026, plus the costs that are easy to miss until the invoice lands.

• GDPR Compliance Statistics 2026: We Scanned 3,035 Websites

  We ran our free GDPR scanner on 3,035 real websites. Only 19% had a detectable consent tool, and 38% fired a real tracker before any consent, using a deliberately strict definition of what counts as a leak. Here are the numbers, the method, and the caveats.

• Easiest WordPress GDPR Compliance: The Consentify Plugin

  The official Consentify plugin for WordPress makes GDPR compliance a three-step process. Install, paste your token, and your cookie banner is live, no code required.

• How to Set Up a Free Cookie Consent Banner (Step by Step)

  Setting up a GDPR-compliant cookie banner takes less than ten minutes. Scan your site, configure your banner visually, and publish with one script, no coding required.

• How to Make a Good Cookie Banner: Design, Language, and UX

  A good cookie banner is clear, visually balanced, and neutral in tone. This guide covers design, language, and UX best practices to stay GDPR-compliant without frustrating your visitors.

• Consentify vs Cookiebot: Which Is Right for Small Businesses?

  Cookiebot is built for enterprise compliance teams. Consentify is faster, cheaper, and easier to maintain, a better fit for small businesses that just need a compliant banner.

• Best Free Cookie Consent Tools in 2026, Honestly Compared

  Most cookie consent tools are either overpriced, bloated, or limit their free plan so aggressively it's barely usable. This is an honest breakdown of what's actually worth using in 2026, including the trade-offs nobody talks about.

• GDPR Cookie Consent for Developers: What You Actually Need to Build

  Most developers know they need a cookie banner. Fewer know what it actually has to do. GDPR compliance means blocking tracking scripts before they fire, storing a consent record per visitor, and giving users a way to change their mind. This guide covers what to build, what mistakes trigger enforcement, and how to ship it fast.

• How to Add Cookie Consent to Webflow (Without Code)

  Adding GDPR-compliant cookie consent to a Webflow site takes less than five minutes. Paste one script tag into your project settings and your banner is live, no custom code needed. This guide walks through every step, including the revoke button GDPR requires.

• Is Google Analytics 4 GDPR Compliant? What You Need to Know in 2026

  GA4 is not GDPR compliant by default. Installing it without a consent gate is a violation. With the right setup, blocking the script before consent, configuring Consent Mode v2, and signing Google's DPA, you can use GA4 legally in the EU. This guide explains exactly what that requires.

• How to Add Cookie Consent to Your Shopify Store (GDPR Guide 2026)

  Shopify's built-in cookie banner doesn't cover your third-party tracking tools. Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, and Klaviyo all need a separate consent gate. This guide shows how to set up a fully compliant cookie banner on Shopify in under ten minutes, without editing code.

• GDPR Cookie Consent for Norwegian Websites: Complete 2026 Guide

  Since January 2025, Norway's updated Ekomloven requires all websites using non-essential cookies to collect GDPR-standard consent. Datatilsynet has already audited Norwegian sites and issued a 250,000 NOK fine. This guide explains what changed, what valid consent looks like, and how to set it up correctly.

• Cookiebot Alternatives in 2026: Cheaper, Simpler, Still Compliant

  Cookiebot doubled its base pricing in August 2025 and now redirects new signups to a different product. If you're evaluating alternatives, this guide compares CookieYes, Termly, and Consentify honestly, including the trade-offs nobody else mentions.

• How to Add Cookie Consent to Next.js: The Simple Way

  Most Next.js consent guides show 50+ lines of boilerplate: useState, useEffect, gtag defaults, route listeners. There's a simpler approach: one script tag in layout.tsx, tracking configured in a dashboard. Same idea as GTM, keep tags out of your codebase.

• How to Check If Your Website Is GDPR Compliant (2026 Guide)

  Most sites that think they're GDPR compliant aren't. Run a free cookie scanner to see what's tracking, then do a two-minute browser test to check whether those scripts fire before consent. If they do, your banner is decorative. This guide shows both methods and how to fix the most common problem.

• Google Consent Mode v2 Explained (and How to Set It Up)

  Google Consent Mode v2 is now mandatory for Google Analytics and Google Ads users with EU traffic. It passes your cookie banner's consent choice to Google's tags. This guide explains basic vs advanced mode, how to set it up with a CMP, and why it alone does not make you GDPR compliant.

• How to Find Trackers on Your Website (2026 Guide)

  You can find most trackers on your website in two minutes with a free cookie scanner and your browser's developer tools. The real test is which trackers fire before consent. Here's how to find every one and block it.